The idea belonged to Dr. James Naismith. And today, we're taking a look at the man behind the game of basketball.

Rob Rains, the author of "James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball," co-written with Naismith's granddaughter Hellen Carpenter, said he didn't know any other audio recording of Naismith.

In what may be the only recording of his voice, James Naismith describes how he created basketball to occupy his stir-crazy students during a snowy winter in New England.

James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891, was born 30 years earlier, near ...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates Canadian-American Dr. James Naismith, the physical educator, professor, doctor, and coach best known for inventing the game of basketball.. Google's decision to ...

James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Almonte, a small town that works hard to honor his legacy while embracing the rise of the Toronto Raptors.

An audio recording of James Naismith talking about setting up the first game of basketball in 1891 has been found by a researcher at the University of Kansas.

The first rules of basketball, as set down by Dr. James Naismith on two typewritten pages, will be auctioned Dec. 10 by Sotheby’s, which expects the heirloom to sell for at least $2 million.

The man who invented the game, Dr. James Naismith, brought it to Lawrence, Kansas, 132 years ago. So, it's fitting a Jayhawk is now telling Naismith's story in a new book.

James Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario in 1861 (his parents had moved to Canada from Scotland a decade earlier). His parents died when he only nine years old and he was raised by his ...

This two-story home at 1700 Mississippi St. was built by James Naismith in 1923. Just south of the University of Kansas campus, on a quiet tree-lined street where the leaves are ablaze with fall ...